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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-04-21

The city council approved a contract with Texas Materials Group, Inc. to supply hot mix asphalt (Types A, D, and B) to Houston Public Works for three years, with the option to extend for two additional one-year periods, at a total cost of up to $41,812,500.

What it means for you

This contract funds the asphalt materials used to pave and repair Houston's roads and streets, meaning residents may see road maintenance and repaving work continue citywide over the next several years.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Council Members Evans-Shabazz and Carter absent. Motion 2026-0223, official minutes of April 21, 2026.

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Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$41,812,500minutes ↗
Who benefits?Texas Materials Group, Incminutes ↗
Who pays?Enterprise and Other Fundsminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the April 21, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $21,350,140 paid to TEXAS MATERIALS GROUP across 2,074 payment lines, FY2024–FY2026.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260421-8 — data from official records via PlainDocket.